So I really only care about the RAM for speed. dont care about ssd size, dont care about fingerprint readers, I just want a solid machine that makes it easy to run linux and also easy to fix; something sturdy. there's nothing "special" i should be noting while shopping? is it just all personal preference with the specs and such?
Macaroni9538
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Im just most concerned about it being linux user friendly and fairly durable, as I tend to mess things up and wipe my drive sorts often lol hey, i'm learning! don't game so don't need Nvidia, check. don't need a fingerprint sensor, check. so what is it that actually makes linux more compatible with some computers but not others? does it boil down to the cpu???
Aha! so im not so stupid after all lol I was pretty much right. so how do you figure which manufacturers or even models are more open source and less proprietary?
oh yeaaa, bloatware basically. also go for the minimal installs ;)
haha yes me, no I was wondering about running the latest versions of linux on older machines. are they capable or more limited to older versions just because the age and the older hardware?
But running an older kernel, wouldn't you get an older "experience", perhaps less features, etc.?
perfect, so it sorta just depends on the specs like ram and such? are their any other things like cpus that I should be looking for?
I'm sorry, but what exactly do you mean by backwards compatibility? Like if I installed the latest version of say Ubuntu, it will automatically scale back the kernel to one that fits the specs of my computer?
so basically if the computer has the specs that meet the distros newest version's requirements, it theoretically should be gold?
I may give Linux Lite a try, which is of course xfce based. Void I hear is very good, but after researching it a bit, I feel it's more complicated or advanced than what it appears. more for like advanced users that really know how to work linux. i'm more intermediate.
Don't think I have much experience with AMD, almost always Intel. Are there certain generations that are like cutoff for being too old to be stable, quick, and performant?